Gasperini: “Enough talking about Gómez. Ilicic makes us take the leap in quality. And Muriel …”

There is no Papu Gómez, but Atalanta does not lack quality. And Josip Ilicic’s was seen with the naked eye against Rome. It is no coincidence that the Nerazzurri team seemed transformed when they entered the field. Gian Piero Gasperini agrees: “If we recover it, it makes us take the leap in quality. There was a moment in which he was alternating, but with the passage of time he is more and more solid. He did a sensational training, it was expected that he was entering into the second part, it is clear that we need it. But I am also very happy with Malinovskyi and Miranchuk, who had Covid until a few days ago. I also see them in the clips, now they are ready players. “

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Gasperini disagrees with those who say that Atalanta was not good in the first half: “We conceded the goal immediately and then Spinazzola took the post, but we always kept the game in hand, perhaps without being too dangerous, but creating the terms”. Of that recovery. Roma were very collected in the first half and the immediate advantage allowed them to stay much lower and play on the backlash ”.

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When Gómez’s button is touched again, the technician loses his patience: “When a technician gets angry, one thing happens, when a president gets angry it’s more difficult … (making it clear that it was Percassi who took the hard line, ed.). I no longer answer these questions, it is something that the club is going to solve. With a win like this, take this story out again, you are a little heavy. These guys deserve to talk about their performance today. With a second half this level, that’s correct. “

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Great praise from Gasperini also to Muriel: “He does some things that are incredible, in training I saw him do things in front of the goalkeeper … Will he ever be decisive even from the first minute? I am indebted to Muriel, it is true that he is extraordinary from the bench, but he wanted and should have used him a little more. But he must feel like a very important player for this team. “